Maryland internet, from the fiber suburbs to the one-wire edges
Fiber is available at 69.4% of the 1,864,600 homes and businesses the FCC counts in Maryland, and wired broadband of at least 100/20 Mbps at 98.2%. 66.2% of locations have a choice of two or more wired providers at that speed; at 32.0% there is only one.1
FCC National Broadband Map, availability as of June 30, 2026 (data revised November 10, 2026), as reported by providers.
South region, South Atlantic division
Between Washington and Baltimore, most homes and businesses can choose between two wired networks, usually Verizon's fiber and Xfinity's cable. In Baltimore city fiber is listed at 16.7%1 of locations, up from 1.6%2 in 2022, so for homes the city is still mostly a one-wire cable market. At the state's edges, in Calvert and St. Mary's, the far west and the lower Eastern Shore, most locations have one wire.
Xfinity, Verizon and the networks around them
As of June 30, 2026 (FCC data revision of November 10, 2026), the National Broadband Map counts 1.9 million broadband serviceable locations in Maryland, homes, apartment buildings and small businesses where service could be installed. Two companies reach most of them by wire. Xfinity reports service at 87.5%, almost all of it over cable, and is the only wired provider of 100/20 Mbps at 23.7% of the state's locations. Verizon reports fiber at 58.7%; it is the only wired 100/20 option at just 1.5%1, because nearly everywhere it has fiber, another wired provider is there too.
| Xfinity | Fiber Cable | 87.5% | 87.5% | 2 Gbps | 23.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber Licensed wireless | 81.3% | 70.8% | 2.3 Gbps | 1.5% |
| T-Mobile | Licensed wireless | 76.5% | 23.7% | 100 Mbps | – |
| AT&T | Licensed wireless | 40.6% | 4.6% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Believe Broadband | Fixed wireless | 24.5% | 10.2% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Astound | Fiber Cable | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1.5 Gbps | 0.0% |
| Bloosurf LLC | Fiber Licensed wireless Fixed wireless | 5.0% | 0.0% | 1 Gbps | – |
| Breezeline | Fiber Cable | 4.9% | 4.9% | 2 Gbps | 2.7% |
| Antietam Cable | Fiber Cable | 3.5% | 3.5% | 5 Gbps | 0.8% |
| Port Networks | Fixed wireless | 2.1% | 1.4% | 100 Mbps | – |
| Talkie Communications Inc | Fiber | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 Gbps | 0.3% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Share of the area's broadband serviceable locations where the provider reports service as of June 30, 2026. "Only wired option" is the share of locations where it is the single wired provider at 100/20 Mbps. Provider-reported and challengeable; speeds are advertised maximums, not measured; no prices. Satellite providers (HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat) report service at nearly every location and are left out of the table.
The next names on the list are mostly radio networks. T-Mobile's 5G home internet is reported at 76.5% of locations but offers 100/20 Mbps at only 23.7%; AT&T, which did not report any Maryland service in the June 2022 data, now reports fixed wireless at 40.6%, with 100/20 at 4.6%. Believe Broadband, also new since 2022, reports unlicensed fixed wireless at 24.5%1.
The smaller wired networks are regional: Astound at 7.7% (mostly cable), Breezeline at 4.9% and Antietam Cable, which serves mainly Washington County, at 3.5%1. A listing means a provider reports it can install service within ten business days; it does not mean every address in its area is connected, and listings can be challenged on the FCC map.
Fiber fills the inner suburbs, not the outer ring
Fiber is reported at 69.4% of Maryland's locations, the 21st highest share among the states and above the national 62.6%. Its four-year rise, 12.8 percentage points, ranks only 8th lowest1, for a plain reason: Maryland started high. In June 2022 fiber already reached 56.5% of its locations, when the national figure was 37.2%2.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties are higher. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| County | Fiber available |
|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 96.7% |
| Howard County | 96.4% |
| Prince George's County | 96.1% |
| Anne Arundel County | 95.9% |
| Baltimore County | 92.5% |
| Kent County | 90.3% |
| Charles County | 88.4% |
| Harford County | 85.1% |
| Queen Anne's County | 78.7% |
| Washington County | 69.8% |
| Garrett County | 49.5% |
| Carroll County | 44.7% |
| St. Mary's County | 44.5% |
| Wicomico County | 44.4% |
| Caroline County | 36.9% |
| Cecil County | 35.1% |
| Somerset County | 27.1% |
| Talbot County | 26.6% |
| Frederick County | 21.6% |
| Baltimore city | 16.7% |
| Dorchester County | 14.8% |
| Worcester County | 14.6% |
| Allegany County | 11.5% |
| Calvert County | 11.2% |
The map has a clear center. Montgomery County has fiber at 96.7% of locations, Howard at 96.4%, Prince George's at 96.1% and Anne Arundel at 95.9%. A short drive out, the share drops: 21.6% in Frederick County, 44.7% in Carroll and 11.2% in Calvert County, the lowest in the state, where Xfinity reports service at 98.8%1 of locations and Verizon offers only fixed wireless.
| Howard County, Maryland | 87,037 | 96.4% | 1.4 pts | 94.1% | 91.1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County, Maryland | 224,531 | 96.1% | 0.6 pts | 97.8% | 94.2% |
| Montgomery County, Maryland | 240,993 | 96.7% | 0.8 pts | 98.0% | 95.4% |
| Anne Arundel County, Maryland | 183,206 | 95.9% | 1.3 pts | 97.9% | 95.2% |
| Baltimore County, Maryland | 248,913 | 92.5% | 2.3 pts | 98.2% | 91.1% |
| Frederick County, Maryland | 90,549 | 21.6% | 19.8 pts | 94.4% | 19.6% |
| Carroll County, Maryland | 61,923 | 44.7% | 35.7 pts | 90.1% | 40.9% |
| Calvert County, Maryland | 34,686 | 11.2% | 11.2 pts | 98.8% | 11.2% |
| Maryland | 1,864,600 | 69.4% | 12.8 pts | 94.2% | 66.2% |
| United States | 115,784,915 | 62.6% | 25.4 pts | 80.3% | 55.6% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
Outside Baltimore city, the largest fiber gains since 2022 were in counties farther from the two big cities. Frederick's share rose by 19.8 percentage points, Carroll's by 35.7 percentage points and Wicomico's, on the Eastern Shore, by 44.1 percentage points. The largest gain of any county, +68.2 percentage points, was in Queen Anne's County, on the upper Eastern Shore, where Breezeline is the largest provider, with fiber and cable at 81.6% of locations. In Washington County, where Antietam Cable reports service at 84.3% of locations, fiber rose by 51.0 percentage points1.
Baltimore city: a little fiber, cable in most homes
Inside the city limits the picture was different. In June 2022, fiber was reported at 1.6%2 of Baltimore's 200,000 locations; by June 2026 it was 16.7%, a rise of 15.2 percentage points. Two networks supply it: Verizon, at 13.9% of locations, and Greenlight Networks, at 3.6%. Optimum's Lightpath also files fiber across much of the city, but for business customers only, so it is not counted here. The two residential footprints barely overlap: two or more fiber networks reach only 0.8%1 of locations.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Fiber available |
|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 96.7% |
| Howard County | 96.4% |
| Prince George's County | 96.1% |
| Anne Arundel County | 95.9% |
| Baltimore County | 92.5% |
| Maryland | 69.4% |
| United States | 62.6% |
| Baltimore city | 16.7% |
Cable remains the city's common wire: Xfinity reports service at 98.2% of Baltimore's locations. At 81.7% of the city's locations there is exactly one wired provider of 100/20 Mbps, against 32.0%1 statewide. The Baltimore page lists every provider in the city.
Two wired choices in the center, one at the edges
Statewide, 66.2% of locations can choose between two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps, a share that ranks tied for 8th highest among the states; nationally the figure is 55.6%. In Montgomery County it is 95.4%. Only 9.0%1 of Maryland locations have three or more wired choices: the market is mostly a pair.
Alaska 10.7%District of Columbia 94.3%
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Each dot is a state. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| Area | Two or more wired choices |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 94.3% |
| Connecticut | 80.8% |
| Rhode Island | 80.4% |
| Hawaii | 77.3% |
| New Hampshire | 71.0% |
| Utah | 66.9% |
| Tennessee | 66.4% |
| Maryland | 66.2% |
| Texas | 66.2% |
| Florida | 66.0% |
| Kansas | 64.0% |
| New Jersey | 63.9% |
| Nebraska | 63.7% |
| Georgia | 62.0% |
| New York | 60.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 60.3% |
| Indiana | 60.0% |
| Virginia | 58.9% |
| Ohio | 58.7% |
| Delaware | 57.0% |
| Colorado | 57.0% |
| Illinois | 56.4% |
| Iowa | 55.8% |
| Massachusetts | 55.4% |
| Missouri | 55.1% |
| South Carolina | 54.8% |
| North Carolina | 54.7% |
| Maine | 52.9% |
| Alabama | 52.8% |
| Kentucky | 52.7% |
| Louisiana | 52.5% |
| Oklahoma | 51.5% |
| California | 49.9% |
| Oregon | 48.7% |
| Vermont | 46.9% |
| Minnesota | 46.5% |
| Mississippi | 45.7% |
| Arkansas | 44.8% |
| Michigan | 44.4% |
| Wyoming | 42.2% |
| South Dakota | 41.3% |
| Wisconsin | 40.5% |
| Washington | 40.0% |
| North Dakota | 40.0% |
| Idaho | 38.5% |
| West Virginia | 35.2% |
| Nevada | 34.9% |
| Arizona | 33.1% |
| New Mexico | 28.3% |
| Montana | 18.8% |
| Alaska | 10.7% |
At the edges a single wired network is the rule. In Allegany County, in the mountains of the west, 86.5% of locations have exactly one wired 100/20 provider and 0.4% have two or more. Somerset County on the lower Eastern Shore (87.9% with one) and Calvert (87.6%) look much the same. Of the state's 243 county-equivalents, 101 have two or more wired choices at half their locations or more.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Different wired providers (fiber, cable or DSL; FCC provider IDs) reporting 100 Mbps down and 20 Mbps up or more at the same location. Fixed wireless and satellite are not counted.
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| Area | None | One | Two | Three or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1.8% | 32.0% | 57.3% | 9.0% |
| Montgomery County | 0.2% | 4.3% | 76.3% | 19.2% |
| Baltimore city | 1.7% | 81.7% | 15.8% | 0.9% |
| Calvert County | 1.2% | 87.6% | 11.2% | 0.0% |
| Allegany County | 13.1% | 86.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| United States | 7.8% | 36.6% | 44.6% | 11.1% |
Gigabit offers went from rare to standard
The largest change in Maryland's data since 2022 is not new lines but faster offers. In June 2022, a 1 Gbps download was already advertised at 91.5% of locations, but a gigabit offer with an upload of at least 100 Mbps, the FCC's 1,000/100 tier, at only 1.8%2. By June 2026 that share was 78.3%, a rise of 76.5 percentage points, the 2nd highest gain of any state. Over the same period fiber's share rose by 12.8 percentage points and cable's by 2.8 percentage points1, so most of the gain came from faster tiers reported over lines that were already on the map.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Shares of broadband serviceable locations in each FCC release (latest revision of each); the small number is the change in percentage points since June 30, 2022. The FCC's count of locations is updated with each release, so shares are compared rather than counts.
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| Measure | June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2025 | June 30, 2026 | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit (1,000/100) | 1.8% | 72.9% | 78.3% | 76.5 pts |
| Wired 100/100 Mbps | 56.7% | 86.4% | 89.1% | 32.5 pts |
| 1 Gbps download | 91.5% | 96.8% | 97.4% | 5.9 pts |
| Fiber available | 56.5% | 67.4% | 69.4% | 12.8 pts |
| DSL available | 28.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% | −28.5 pts |
The top of the speed table moved the same way. The fastest advertised download is 2 Gbps or more at 77.4% of Maryland locations, up from 0.2% in 2022 and above the national 61.0%. Symmetric service of at least 100 Mbps both ways is offered at 89.1%. Copper left the filings over the same years: DSL was reported at 28.9%2 of locations in 2022 and at 0.4%1 in 2026. All of these are providers' advertised maximums, not speeds measured at the address.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. Maximum advertised download speed (Mbps) of any wired or fixed wireless offer at the location, as reported by providers to the FCC; satellite excluded. Advertised, not measured.
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| Area | Under 25 Mbps or none | 25–99 | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–939 | 940–1,999 | 2,000 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 20.8% | 77.4% |
| United States | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Dorchester, Allegany and Garrett: the last gaps
Under the federal BEAD definitions, 9,925 Maryland locations (0.5%) are unserved, with no reliable terrestrial service of at least 25/3 Mbps, and 10,501 more are underserved, with reliable service of at least 25/3 but not 100/20. The national unserved share is 2.4%. The highest shares are in three counties: Dorchester County on the Eastern Shore, with the highest unserved share at 4.5%, and Allegany (4.3%) and Garrett (3.2%1) at the western end of the state.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. Darker counties have larger gaps. Point at a county for its value; the county table has every figure. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
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| County | Unserved |
|---|---|
| Dorchester County | 4.5% |
| Allegany County | 4.3% |
| Garrett County | 3.2% |
| Washington County | 2.9% |
| Carroll County | 1.4% |
| Kent County | 1.3% |
| Frederick County | 1.1% |
| St. Mary's County | 1.1% |
| Queen Anne's County | 1.0% |
| Cecil County | 1.0% |
| Somerset County | 0.9% |
| Charles County | 0.7% |
| Caroline County | 0.6% |
| Talbot County | 0.4% |
| Calvert County | 0.4% |
| Harford County | 0.3% |
| Howard County | 0.2% |
| Baltimore County | 0.2% |
| Prince George's County | 0.2% |
| Worcester County | 0.1% |
| Anne Arundel County | 0.1% |
| Montgomery County | 0.1% |
| Baltimore city | 0.1% |
| Wicomico County | 0.0% |
| Area | Locations (BSLs) | Unserved | Satellite only | Fixed wireless only at 100/20 | Wired 100/20 Mbps | Fiber available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester County, Maryland | 16,637 | 4.5% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 83.7% | 14.8% |
| Allegany County, Maryland | 29,398 | 4.3% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 86.9% | 11.5% |
| Garrett County, Maryland | 19,881 | 3.2% | 1.2% | 4.7% | 89.0% | 49.5% |
| Washington County, Maryland | 54,074 | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 93.7% | 69.8% |
| Somerset County, Maryland | 10,417 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 2.7% | 90.2% | 27.1% |
| Calvert County, Maryland | 34,686 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 98.8% | 11.2% |
| Maryland | 1,864,600 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 98.2% | 69.4% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026. FCC file revision of November 10, 2026. Shares are of broadband serviceable locations (homes and businesses), not people.
In Dorchester, satellite is the only service reported at 3.1% of locations, the most of any county, and Bloosurf, a fixed wireless network, reports service at 61.6%. In Garrett, the largest provider is Pogozone powered by Neubeam, reporting fiber and fixed wireless at 69.4% of locations; the county's fiber share rose by 30.7 percentage points1 since 2022.
No county lost residential fiber since 2022; the smallest change, +0.6 percentage points, was in Prince George's County, which already had fiber almost everywhere. Allegany County rose by 11.5 percentage points but still has fiber at only 11.5% of locations, the 2nd lowest share in the state, against cable at 75.5%. In St. Mary's County, where Breezeline is the largest provider and reports both fiber and cable, fiber rose by 44.0 percentage points; cable reaches 92.2%1 of its locations.
| Allegany County | 29,398 | 11.5% | 86.9% | 0.4% | 4.3% | Breezeline | 70.0% ±2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel County | 183,206 | 95.9% | 99.7% | 95.2% | 0.1% | Verizon | 85.0% ±0.6 |
| Baltimore city | 199,839 | 16.7% | 98.3% | 16.6% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 67.9% ±0.9 |
| Baltimore County | 248,913 | 92.5% | 99.6% | 91.1% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 78.0% ±0.7 |
| Calvert County | 34,686 | 11.2% | 98.8% | 11.2% | 0.4% | Xfinity | 83.4% ±1.6 |
| Caroline County | 13,784 | 36.9% | 98.4% | 10.7% | 0.6% | Xfinity | 58.8% ±3.4 |
| Carroll County | 61,923 | 44.7% | 94.0% | 40.9% | 1.4% | Xfinity | 78.3% ±1.2 |
| Cecil County | 41,990 | 35.1% | 98.2% | 27.3% | 1.0% | Xfinity | 76.7% ±2.2 |
| Charles County | 57,877 | 88.4% | 98.8% | 76.8% | 0.7% | Verizon | 81.2% ±1.5 |
| Dorchester County | 16,637 | 14.8% | 83.7% | 23.9% | 4.5% | Xfinity | 59.1% ±3.7 |
| Frederick County | 90,549 | 21.6% | 96.6% | 19.6% | 1.1% | Xfinity | 81.4% ±0.9 |
| Garrett County | 19,881 | 49.5% | 89.0% | 26.0% | 3.2% | Pogozone powered by Neubeam | 55.7% ±2.7 |
| Harford County | 83,868 | 85.1% | 99.2% | 81.5% | 0.3% | Verizon | 80.1% ±1.2 |
| Howard County | 87,037 | 96.4% | 99.5% | 91.1% | 0.2% | Verizon | 89.3% ±0.8 |
| Kent County | 10,203 | 90.3% | 98.0% | 72.7% | 1.3% | IQ Fiber | 71.7% ±3.4 |
| Montgomery County | 240,993 | 96.7% | 99.8% | 95.4% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 87.0% ±0.6 |
| Prince George's County | 224,531 | 96.1% | 99.6% | 94.2% | 0.2% | Xfinity | 81.4% ±0.6 |
| Queen Anne's County | 21,838 | 78.7% | 97.1% | 66.4% | 1.0% | Breezeline | 75.2% ±2.3 |
| Somerset County | 10,417 | 27.1% | 90.2% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Bloosurf LLC | 54.5% ±3.7 |
| St. Mary's County | 41,487 | 44.5% | 96.8% | 43.3% | 1.1% | Breezeline | 83.4% ±1.6 |
| Talbot County | 18,699 | 26.6% | 98.4% | 4.8% | 0.4% | Easton Velocity | 75.1% ±2.2 |
| Washington County | 54,074 | 69.8% | 93.7% | 57.5% | 2.9% | Antietam Cable | 75.0% ±1.4 |
| Wicomico County | 38,477 | 44.4% | 98.4% | 39.5% | 0.0% | Bloosurf LLC | 72.9% ±2.1 |
| Worcester County | 34,293 | 14.6% | 97.5% | 31.2% | 0.1% | Xfinity | 74.2% ±1.8 |
| Maryland | 1,864,600 | 69.4% | 98.2% | 66.2% | 0.5% | 79.8% |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables. Shares of broadband serviceable locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC). 2+ wired choices: two or more wired providers at 100/20 Mbps. Unserved: BEAD definition. Largest wired provider: reports fiber, cable or DSL at the most locations. Wired subscription: households with a cable, fiber or DSL subscription, American Community Survey 2020–2024 (± 90% margin of error).
A small BEAD plan, with cable in the mix
Maryland's remaining locations are expensive to reach. Its Final Proposal under the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, as summarized by NTIA, covers 9,771 locations for $79.1 million, or $8,092 each, the 6th highest cost per location among state plans, with $72.6 million6 more from the providers. The allocation is $267.7 million, the 12th lowest7 among the states.
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. Locations in the state's approved BEAD Final Proposal by technology of the selected projects, as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview; subject to NTIA and NIST final review and award.
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| Technology | Share of BEAD locations |
|---|---|
| Fiber | 44.0% |
| Cable | 32.2% |
| Fixed wireless | 0.0% |
| Low-Earth-orbit satellite | 23.9% |
Few state plans lean on cable this much: 44.0% of the plan's locations are assigned to fiber, 32.2% to cable lines and 23.9% to low-Earth-orbit satellite, with none to fixed wireless. $188.7 million6 of the allocation is not assigned to construction; how that money may be used was not settled as of November 2026. Maryland's earlier federal money includes $171.2 million8 from the Treasury's Capital Projects Fund. The state's Office of Statewide Broadband, part of the Department of Housing and Community Development, publishes the BEAD plan documents.
| Program | Amount | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BEAD allocation (NTIA, announced June 26, 2023) | $267,738,401 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: locations to be connected | 9,771 | |
| BEAD Final Proposal: deployment cost | $79,065,513 | |
| BEAD cost per location | $8,092 | |
| BEAD allocation not assigned to deployment | $188,672,888 | |
| Treasury Capital Projects Fund allocation | $171,223,815 | |
| RDOF: locations built with support (cumulative) | 5,950 | |
| Lifeline subscribers claimed | 76,377 | |
| Lifeline participation rate | 20.9% | |
| Households in the Affordable Connectivity Program, February 2024 | 287,722 |
Source: NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs; Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data; Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; USAC, Lifeline participation rate; USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024. BEAD figures are as printed in NTIA's Final Proposal overview, subject to final review; "not assigned to deployment" is the allocation minus the deployment cost (NTIA calls it savings; how it may be used is not settled). The ACP stopped taking applications on February 8, 2024 and ended on June 1, 2024.
Subscriptions: high, with an income gap
Most Maryland households pay for home internet. In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 94.8% had a broadband subscription of some kind (margin of error ±0.3 percentage points), the 9th highest share among the states, up from 89.1%14 in 2019. 79.9% subscribed to cable, fiber or DSL, and 12.1%13 relied on a cellular data plan alone.
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables. Availability is a share of locations as of June 30, 2026 (FCC); subscriptions are a share of households from the American Community Survey, 2025 (whiskers: 90% margin of error). Different units and dates: read the gap as a sign, not an exact number.
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| Measure | Share | MOE |
|---|---|---|
| Wired 100/20 Mbps available (FCC, share of locations) | 98.2% | |
| Households subscribing to cable, fiber or DSL (Census) | 79.9% | ±0.6 |
| Households relying only on a cellular data plan | 12.1% | ±0.4 |
| Households with no internet subscription | 5.1% | ±0.3 |
Income still separates households. 82.9% of households earning under $20,000 had a broadband subscription (±1.8 percentage points), against 97.7%13 of those earning $75,000 or more. When the Affordable Connectivity Program stopped enrolling in February 2024, 287,72212 Maryland households were signed up, about 12.2 per 100 households15.
Maryland cities and towns
| Baltimore | 569,997 | 16.7% | 97.2% | 16.6% | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick | 92,059 | 54.4% | 94.1% | 54.3% | 3 |
| Gaithersburg | 71,113 | 93.3% | 92.7% | 92.9% | 3 |
| Rockville | 67,563 | 97.1% | 98.9% | 96.1% | 4 |
| Bowie | 58,383 | 98.5% | 97.8% | 97.7% | 2 |
| Hagerstown | 44,228 | 98.7% | 98.4% | 87.0% | 4 |
| Annapolis | 40,634 | 93.8% | 71.8% | 93.4% | 2 |
| College Park | 35,418 | 95.1% | 99.4% | 94.6% | 2 |
| Salisbury | 33,845 | 68.5% | 68.4% | 67.6% | 5 |
| Laurel | 30,254 | 94.2% | 99.3% | 93.4% | 2 |
| Greenbelt | 24,948 | 95.4% | 99.5% | 95.2% | 1 |
| Hyattsville | 21,158 | 92.9% | 99.3% | 91.3% | 2 |
| Westminster | 20,589 | 93.0% | 98.9% | 92.8% | 3 |
| Cumberland | 18,799 | 38.7% | 61.1% | 0.0% | 1 |
| Aberdeen | 18,374 | 89.0% | 74.9% | 88.4% | 1 |
| Easton | 17,293 | 0.2% | 100.0% | 1.7% | 2 |
| Takoma Park | 17,260 | 94.2% | 96.6% | 99.6% | 2 |
| Elkton | 16,670 | 75.5% | 93.8% | 75.4% | 4 |
| Havre de Grace | 15,630 | 87.7% | 95.7% | 87.5% | 2 |
| New Carrollton | 13,644 | 98.1% | 99.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| Cambridge | 13,457 | 1.6% | 52.7% | 25.5% | 2 |
| La Plata | 12,137 | 92.7% | 97.8% | 90.9% | 2 |
| Bel Air | 10,507 | 88.6% | 47.2% | 88.2% | 1 |
Source: FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files. Shares of broadband serviceable locations inside city limits (2020 census blocks), as of June 30, 2026. Population: July 1, 2025 estimate. Gigabit: 1,000/100 Mbps.
Maryland internet questions
What internet providers are available in Maryland?
Apart from the satellite services, the largest by reported reach are Xfinity (87.5% of locations, fiber and cable), Verizon (81.3%, fiber and licensed fixed wireless), T-Mobile (76.5%, 5G home internet) and AT&T (40.6%1, fixed wireless). Astound, Breezeline and Antietam Cable run the other sizable home networks. Figures are as of June 30, 2026.
How many Marylanders lack broadband?
Very few by national standards. As of June 30, 2026, 9,925 Maryland homes and businesses (0.5%) had no reliable wired or licensed fixed wireless service of 25/3 Mbps, against 2.4% nationally, and 10,5011 more had reliable service below 100/20. Dorchester, Allegany and Garrett counties have the highest shares.
Is there a cheap or low-income internet option in Maryland?
The FCC map has no prices, and no official source publishes typical retail prices for Maryland. Lifeline, the federal discount of $9.25 a month for eligible low-income households, had 76,37710 Maryland subscribers; USAC estimates that 20.9%11 of eligible households take part. The Affordable Connectivity Program ended on June 1, 2024. Each provider's broadband facts label lists its plans, prices and fees.
Checking one address in Maryland
The figures on this page describe the whole area. Which providers report service at a single home or apartment is shown only on the FCC's own map: search the address at broadbandmap.fcc.gov. If a provider is listed there but cannot actually connect you within ten business days, or the location is missing or misplaced, the map has a button to file a challenge; providers must respond, and corrections flow into later releases. Prices and plans are not part of the FCC data: each provider must show them on its broadband facts label at the point of sale.
More on internet in and around Maryland
Large cities with their own page: Baltimore.
Neighboring states: Delaware, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Put Maryland side by side with any state or large city in the comparison tool.
| Ranking | Value | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiber internet availability by state | 69.4% | 21st of 51 |
| Internet speed by state: where gigabit service is offered | 78.3% | 18th of 51 |
| Broadband coverage by state | 98.2% | 6th of 51 |
| Internet provider competition by state | 66.2% | 8th of 51 |
| Unserved and underserved broadband locations by state | 0.5% | 44th of 51 |
| Where fiber has grown since 2022 | 12.8% | 44th of 51 |
| 5G home internet and licensed fixed wireless by state | 86.9% | 23rd of 51 |
| Households with an internet subscription by state | 94.8% | 9th of 51 |
| BEAD broadband funding by state | 8,092.0% | 6th of 50 |
Sources
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2026; Availability as of June 30, 2026; released November 10, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of June 30, 2022; Availability as of June 30, 2022; released May 10, 2024. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file cb_2025_us_county_5m. www2.census.gov
- FCC, National Broadband Map, data as of December 31, 2025; Availability as of December 31, 2025; released November 3, 2026. broadbandmap.fcc.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year detailed tables; 2020-2024; released January 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Final Proposal Overview one-page PDFs. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- NTIA BroadbandUSA, BEAD Award Recipients pages; Allocations announced 2023-06-26; released June 26, 2023. broadbandusa.ntia.gov
- Department of the Treasury, Capital Projects Fund Awards Made to States, Territories, and Freely Associated States, to date; Allocations under ARPA sec. 604 (awards announced 2022-06 to 2023). home.treasury.gov
- USAC, CAF Disbursements and Locations Data. opendata.usac.org
- Universal Service Administrative Co., Lifeline Disbursements; Support months 2018-01 to 2026-09. opendata.usac.org
- USAC, Lifeline participation rate; released August 17, 2026. www.usac.org
- USAC, ACP Enrollments by County as of February 8, 2024; Enrolled households as of 2024-02-08 (Data Month January 2024 file). www.usac.org
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year detailed tables; 2025 (calendar-year sample); released October 29, 2026. api.census.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 1-year detailed tables; 2019. api.census.gov
- US Internet Map, Our calculation from the sources named in the definition.
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates; July 1, 2025; released May 14, 2026. www.census.gov
- Census Bureau, 2020 Census Block Assignment Files; released December 11, 2020. www2.census.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.